linux-kernel - Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH/RFC 4/4, second shot]KVM uses "account_guest

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Date:	Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:03:14 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net>
CC:	kvm-devel <kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	virtualization <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH/RFC 4/4,	second shot]KVM uses "account_guest_time()"

Laurent Vivier wrote:
> KVM updates vtime in task_struct to allow account_guest_time() to modify user,
> system and guest time in cpustat accordingly.
>   

> --- kvm.orig/drivers/kvm/Kconfig	2007-08-17 10:24:46.000000000 +0200
> +++ kvm/drivers/kvm/Kconfig	2007-08-17 10:25:25.000000000 +0200
> @@ -41,4 +41,10 @@
>  	  Provides support for KVM on AMD processors equipped with the AMD-V
>  	  (SVM) extensions.
>  
> +config GUEST_ACCOUNTING
> +	bool "Virtual Machine accounting support"
> +	depends on KVM
> +	---help---
> +	  Allows to account CPU time used by the Virtual Machines.
> +


Other way round.  In the patch that adds account_guest_time(), have a
CONFIG_GUEST_ACCOUNTING (defaulting to n, with no description, help, or
dependencies.  Then, CONFIG_KVM can select GUEST_ACCOUNTING.

The advantages of this are:
- the puppyvisor can also select this if it so wishes
- we don't have core code reference some obscure module

CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS does the same thing.

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.

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